You can see that there was tension going on when Fidel Castro was in office because she mentioned now people feel comfortable when talking about the government. ... If the people spoke bad about the government they knew that there is consequences involved. In Cuba it was similar. ... At least with Raul Castro you can say things but obviously you as the citizen of Cuba need to respect the government. ... An exit visa is a Visa controlled by the government giving permission to leave the country for whatever reason. ...

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The government hired 5 first class riflemen to attempt to make the shots that Oswald made, and not one of them could do it... - All past CIA documents on Oswald, 1200 to be exact, were locked up by the government on the grounds that they were top secret by national security. ... The government would have had their own snipers covering Dealey Plaza, and the minute a window went down, the snipers would have been on it. ... Can somebody tell me why the U.S. government would lock away this information? ... In my opinion this was not the work of a lone shooter, the government, mafia, anti ca...

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The federal government's possible coverup lead to conspiracy theories which resulted in books, editorials and the creation of two government agencies John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th president of the united states. ... The cold war was at its height, Kennedy wanted to eradicate communism and he was especially concerned about Cuba. ... The plan for this invasion was created by Kennedy and backed by the CIA, they had Cubans opposed to Castro invade Cuba and try to overthrow Castro. ... Many other problems including The Berlin Wall, The Cuban Missile Crisis and The Vietnam War all b...

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This was an event where 125,000 Cubans left to America, after high tensions caused by economic crisis in the Cuban economy. ... The Cuban government let anybody leave and an exodus by boat started. ... He finds himself in a Cuban refugee camp in Miami. ... Tony despises living in Cuba under Fidel Castro's communistic government. He believes that his life in Cuba has been unfair. ...

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After W.W.II, even though the Soviet Union had a strong military, it was encircled by hostile capitalist governments and felt that if communism was to remain strong, it needed to form an alliance with other communist countries. ...

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The government's theory is that Lee Harvey Oswald, acting alone, assassinated President John F. ... Oswald received an apartment in Minsk, which was paid for by the Russian Government. ... Oswald then decided that he wanted to defect to Cuba, so he went to the Cuban Embassy in Mexico City. ... Once Oswald arrived in Mexico, he traveled to the Cuban Embassy to ask for a visa to go Cuba. The Cubans told Oswald that he needed a Soviet Visa in order in gain a Cuban Visa. ...

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Twenty-seven percent of Louisiana residents believe that AIDS is a form of genocide, while 70 percent believed that the government was not telling that complete truth about AIDS. ... In addition, conspiracy theory is an umbrella term encompassing myths, urban legends, and rumors and does not limit itself to government. ... Moreover, they are present in every aspect of life from sports to government and seem to have a never-ending life. ... According to the freedom domain website, in the 18th century, Masons, who later converted to Illuminati, sole purpose was to secretly create ...

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Going on to face such trials as the Cuban Missile Crisis, he would have a life full of accomplishments and disappointments. ... After Kennedy was inaugurated, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) introduced a plan to him from the Eisenhower administration that would overthrow the leader of Cuba, Fidel Castro. The plan was to use Cuban exiles to overthrow Castro and create a non-communist government. To accomplish this, the United States decided to strike Cuban bases and a surprise attack along the Bay of the Pigs beaches. ... Many Cuban exiles were either captured or killed. ...

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When a country is at war, the general population's main sources for breaking news are the government and the media, which are sometimes one in the same. ... As a consequence, the government became the source for much of the war-related information. ... Journalists ask tough questions to hold agencies -- particularly government -- accountable to the public. ... "More than a generation ago, secret intelligence suggested that political unrest in Cuba would produce armed support against Fidel Castro, an earlier object of regime change. ... Information can be leaked intentionally by the gove...

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The sixties also showed Communism coming into the Western hemisphere and thus coming to the Cuban Missile Crisis. ... Amongst other problems President Kennedy faced with the Soviet Union, no other was more serious than the Cuban Missile Crisis. ... S. spy planes flying over Cuba photographed Soviet managed construction sites and spotted the first missile on October 14. ... Kennedy responded to the first message and an agreement was met for the Soviet missiles to be dismantled and removed from Cuba. In return Kennedy secretly promised not to invade Cuba and to remove older missiles from Turkey....

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Days later, the Secret Service received another threat: Kennedy would be ambushed in Chicago by a Cuban hit squad. ... The evidence in the third and final attempt on President Kennedy's life in Dealey Plaza provides a reason to believe that U.S. government agencies had a role in JFK's death. ... Edgar Hoover, Richard Nixon, The Mafia, or Anti-Castro Cubans as possible suspects. ... "The Bay of Pigs was the spark that ignited the devastating fire. 1500 CIA trained anti-Castro expatriates were sent to seize Cuba. ... After the CIA lost time, effort, and people in the attempt to secu...

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Their conviction that they were not equals with the United States in the Union was strengthened when the American government directly interfered with a revolution in Chile in 1891 and a trade dispute in Brazil in 1893. ... The company, which also had large interests in Cuba and Colombia, came to exert great influence upon the policies of the American government towards the so-called "banana republics" in Latin America. ... But in 1889 the Germans, who also had economic interests in the islands, sought to undo this agreement by overthrowing the Samoan government. ... Increasingly concerned a...

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Democracy is the superior form of government, because it is based on a respect for man as a reasonable being. ... When it competes with a system of government which cares nothing for permanency, a system built primarily for war, democracy, which is built primarily for peace, is at a disadvantage.... ...

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There were certain elements, which has lead people to assume that Kennedy's death was a well-planned governmental and criminal conspiracy. ... The Mafia is often known to dress their killers in police or governmental uniform. They were also notorious for having connections with the government. ...

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The intellectuals of the time opposed the strict control thrusted upon them by the ruling government and embraced violent ideologies to bring about political change. ... In this utopian setting, all class distinctions would be abolished as would national governments and religion which Marx regarded as tools of bourgeois oppression on the working class. ... Lenin worked most closely with Leon Trotsky in the Bolshevik take over of the government. Within a few months, opposition to the new government developed in many parts of the country. ...

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In this speech, Reagan attacked high taxes, wasteful government spending, the growth of governmental agencies, the rising crime rate, and soaring welfare costs. ... He took office in January of 1967, once there he worked to slow the growth of government spending. ... He pledged to boost military spending and to reduce government regulation of business. ...

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Fearing the danger of Spanish control of Cuba, Teddy strongly advocated war against Spain; but McKinley was doubtful of starting the war, waiting for public opinion to lead him what to do. ... Roosevelt also wanted to start the first Voluntary cavalry regiment that would be sent to Cuba to fight. ... They were one of the first regiments to land in Cuba, and their greatest victory was the taking over of San Juan Hill, that would later lead them to Santiago. ... The Hepburn Act gave the government power to set freight rates. ...

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Fearing the danger of Spanish control of Cuba, Teddy strongly advocated war against Spain; but McKinley was doubtful of starting the war, waiting for public opinion to lead him what to do. ... Roosevelt also wanted to start the first Voluntary cavalry regiment that would be sent to Cuba to fight. ... They were one of the first regiments to land in Cuba, and their greatest victory was the taking over of San Juan Hill, that would later lead them to Santiago. ... The Hepburn Act gave the government power to set freight rates. ...

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THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA AND THE `LEGAL AND POLITICAL STRUGGLE' OVER INDIGENOUS RIGHTS[*] ABSTRACT/RESUME Many Indian leaders have recognized that the Supreme Court of Canada has changed direction very significantly on issues of treaty and aboriginal rights. As a result, Indian ...

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This military action was an obvious threat to the self-government of Panama. The US government had known that Noriega was involved in drug trafficking since at least 1972. ... The US government continued to value Noriega's services. ... This was just in time to make certain a compliant government for the administrative changeover of the Canal on January 1, 1990. ... Subsequently when that campaign was over I had lost all respect for the leaders of our government and those who made the decision to invade this country. ...

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Iraq was a member at the Disarmament Conference when the government of Saddam Hussein was being examined by United Nation arms inspectors. ... No one ever verbally attacks Russia by name because they know "the Soviet Union is likely to find practical ways to respond to hostile remarks"5 In the past, Russia has taken over areas and set up puppet governments without the approval of the United Nations and no one says a word for fear that two or three years later Russia and its allies may take revenge. ...

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Prohibition and the 1920's The 1920's are often described as the decade of contrast and conflicts. It was a decade that some would say was the worst decade in American history. The 18th amendment to the constitution was passed by congress in 1917. It was ratified by three fourths of the states...

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Woodrow Wilson President Woodrow Wilson regarded himself as the personal representative of the people. "No one but the President," he said, "seems to be expected ... to look out for the general interests of the country"(Internet 1). He developed a program of progressive reform and asserted i...

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Washington Monument Architect: Robert Mills Location: Washington, D. C. Date: 1848-1885 Building Type: Monument Construction System: Masonry Cut Stone Climate: Temperate Context: Neo-Egyptian Fact: At 555 feet tall, the highest all-masonry tower in the world. It is 55 feet wide at t...

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I do not know if the situations are exactly comparable or not, but it reminded me very much of the current relationship of the Native Americans in the U.S. and their feelings toward the government. ...

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